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NMOS WESTCO'IT, OF SYRACUSI., NEW YORK.

Lrtters Patent No. 93,931, dated August 17, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN COPY-HOLDERS.

The Schedule referred to Vin these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMOS VESTCOTT, of the-city of Syracuse, in the count-y of Onondaga, und Stute of ew York, have invented n new and improved Device to he Used :is n. Paper-Weightand Holder of Copy, and other lightl substances for examination; and I do hereby declare that the following is a, full :md exact description thereof, reference being had to the accom curved part or toe of the magnet, with the-poles of the. magnet as near perpendicular to the plane of the bottom ofthe base ns may be, as shown in tig. l,

To the poles ofthis magnet, marke-l B, tig. is :1ttached n convenient arma-ture, nun-lied C, iig. 1.

Between the armature C and the pole-s of the umgnet B, copy can be held for copying, :is shown :1t I), Figure 2, by the attraction ofthe poles of the magnet :1nd the armature, or :my other light snbstnnve, for exznnnation.

dln-t I elainl'ns my invention, :ind desire to serrure by Letters ln'rent, is-

'lhe combination of the huso 4\ :md the horseshoema'gnet B, arranged :is :ind for the purposes nhovu specified.

Titnesses (Tfno. D. CowLEs, SMIL. DUNCAN 

